Table 3.
Assessment of risk factors of schistosomiasis among the 614 study participants, April to July 2016, Lambaréné, Gabon
| Bivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n (%) | RR | 95% CI (RR) | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 0.76 | ||||
| 5–9 | 271 | 68 (25.1) | 1 | – | |
| 10–14 | 307 | 83 (27.0) | 1.08 | 0.82–1.42 | |
| 15–19 | 36 | 8 (23.2) | 0.88 | 0.46–1.69 | |
| Gender | 0.50 | ||||
| Female | 300 | 74 (24.6) | 1 | – | |
| Male | 314 | 85 (27.0) | 1.06 | 0.89–1.26 | |
| Stream contact declared | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 344 | 48 (16.9) | 1 | – | |
| Yes | 266 | 110 (48.7) | 2.96 | 2.20–4.00 | |
| Level of education | 0.43 | ||||
| First year | 127 | 40 (36.5) | 1 | – | |
| Second year | 116 | 31 (26.7) | 0.85 | 0.57–1.26 | |
| Third year | 118 | 28 (23.7) | 0.75 | 0.50–1.14 | |
| Fourth year | 133 | 35 (26.3) | 0.84 | 0.57–1.22 | |
| Fifth year | 120 | 25 (20.3) | 0.66 | 0.43–1.02 | |